A gardener sweeping leaves at Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa 16 October 2013 36 views of Nihon A painting of Mt Fuji on the side of a train A pachinko arcade in Shibuya, Tokyo Prayer blocks at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto Scene from the folding screen depicting the Summer War of Osaka, Osaka Castle Autumnal trees and pond, Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa The Miyajima torii, three deer and a woman with an umbrella A tram heading for Hiroshima Station A smaller shrine at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto An origami crane sitting on a guide book A Japanese bento box, containing assorted nom noms Hello Kitty/Osaka Castle limited edition public transport card A strange saucer-shaped object in the sky above Kagoshima Cat-themed dishes at a restaurant in Osaka Footprints painted on a road in Kanazawa A bell outside a hillside temple in Takayama The floating torii of Miyajima Manicured trees and pond at Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa A partial view of the summit of Mount Fuji, surrounded by clouds A picture of the front door of our crash-pad in Nakameguro, Tokyo The driver’s compartment of a bullet train a Tokyo Station A woman in a kimono in front of a shrine at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto. A view of Fukuoka from the JR Beetle A view of a traditional tatami house in Hiroshima A section of the torii path behind Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine in Kyoto A poster for a mysterious detective agency, found in Hiroshima A sweet potato and green tea ice cream cone A gardener sweeping leaves at Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa A shallow stream in Nakameguro, Tokyo, framed by cherry trees A bus with no passengers in Fukuoka The words ‘You Heights’ written on a building in Kanazawa One of the many red shrines at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto An image of a tatami room looking over Lake Kawaguchiko, Mt Fuji Japanese beer vending machine A fence covered with lovers’ padlocks, Enoshima island The Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima at low tide